A unicorn won't have NEARLY enough room for two dogs and a child. You'll definitely need to get a catbus.

But I really wanted to know when you'll hear anything about the MRI. Because a good process is one thing, but we want results! I mean, right?

Tomorrow.

If I ever reach tomorrow, because right now I'm on hold with the county appraisal district, and it seems like it actually may never end.

My late midlife crisis has us moving to Michigan and me taking up stand-up comedy and not working in HR anymore. What I'll be doing once we get there is anyone's guess. A 60-year-old switching careers should have it easy, right?

Smooth sailing from here on out, Scrappy. That's what I've heard. What with the wisdom and experience and whatnot.

Or was that "it's all downhill from here"? And is that good or bad?

Curious on the perspective here. One of my younger friends is complaining bitterly on FB about the irrelevant bullshit electives outside of her major required to get her degree and the money grabbing university system that only requires this to bring in bucks. Old fart that I am I was the only one to defend a well rounded education. Am I just buying into the system? Honestly, I loved the change of pace of the electives I had to take. Physics had nothing to do with Accounting, but it was fascinating. All knowledge is valuable! Am I the only one that feels this way? (among her friends apparently, yes)

My college required that you take courses in a variety of areas - can't remember what they were called at the moment. It meant that the science people had to take history and literature, the English majors had to take a science or math, everyone had to take the equivalent of four years of languages (or test out of them) and there was a freshman-year mandatory English/writing course. Most of us hated that, but I was grateful for it - it taught me how to write straightforward prose.

The one thing everyone hated that was required by the state was P.E.

Timelies all!

I don't remember what my college required(though I'm sure there were some requirements), but PE was not one. Good thing that...

OTOH, I am in favor of required courses/fields outside one's major. on the other, I have seen cases where the requirements are so narrowly defined that one is forced to take an extra semester to get credit for that Freshman writing course that you took as a freshman but has changed since then and now the course you took doesn't count. For example.

ETA: we were required to take a "Physical Fitness for Life" class and either a swimming class or pass the swim test. There was also a weird deal where we had to take so many PE classes but the credits didn't count towards the credits we needed to graduate. I took several semesters of ballroom dance for that requirement, though, which I enjoyed very much.

I was crap at Physics, but I'm glad I took it anyway. But a (former) Liberal Arts major is probably the wrong person to ask. A Liberal Arts degree is all about hitting all the topics.

Is anyone suggesting to this friend that she might look at local community colleges for cheaper ways to get the credits, or at least the lower-division stuff?

My college required two semesters of PE, in my case Archery and Ballroom Dance. (Well, the first may yet get some use if civilization collapses...)

I definitely think it's a good idea to have some required amount of electives outside the basics and one's major. Universities are supposed to be helping people become better educated, more well-rounded individuals, not just training them for a career.